Rear corner light for vehicle bodies



June 17, 1930. w. SCHNELL 1,763,824

REAR CORNER LIGHT FOR VEHICLE BODIES Filed June 20, 1929 l I I l I I I I I l I l I l I I I I I I I I I l I I l I I we. /z I ATTORNEY MUM Patented June 17, 1930 PAT OFFIE WILLIAM SCHNELL, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO TERNSTEDT MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN REAR CORNER LIGHT FOR VEHICLE BODIES Application filed June 20, 1929.

This invention relates to a rear corner light for a vehicle body and more particularly to the type of light known as a torchere light.

It is one of the objects of this invention to present a torchere light of simple construction and arranged to be readily attached to, or released from, a support upon which it is mounted.

It is also an object of this invention to present a torchere light having a unitary face plate, visor, and reflector, which unitary assembly carries the electric light bulb socket and is arranged to be removably secured to an anchor member on the light support.

Heretofore, the bulb socket has been fixed to the anchor plate which has necessitated the removal of the screws or other means for securing the light to the support in order to remove the bulb socket and associated wires for repair purposes. This invention overcomes this difliculty because the bulb socket is mounted upon the integral member constituting the face plate, visor, and reflector, and therefore the bulb socket and associated wires can be readily removed from the light support for repair.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the torchere light.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the light.

Fig. 3 is arear elevation of the light.

Fig. 4 is a perspective of the light anchor plate.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the light may be generally referenced 1. As will be noted, the light is of that type known as the torchere light and consists of a face plate 2 having an enlarged prolated circular portion 2 and a narrow elongated extension 3. The face plate 2 has stamped integrally therewith, the visor 4 and reflector 5. As is shown in Fig. 2, the visor 4 is stamped forward from the face plate 2 whereas the reflector 5 is stamped rearwardly of the face plate 2. The reflector 5 has a base portion 6 having a central aperture 7 in which is soldered or otherwise suitably secured, the bulb socket 8 which is arranged to receive a bulb (not shown). It will be noted that the Serial No. 372,293.

bulb socket 8 extends downwardly adjacent the rear of the elongated portion 3 of the face plate and is thereby eflectively concealed from view.

The back of the face plate has soldered or otherwise suitably secured thereto, the narrow peripheral rim 9 which has a recess 10 and a recess 11.

For securing the light to the light support, a suitable anchor plate 12 is provided. The anchor plate 12 is secured to its support by screws or nails for which the holes 13 have been provided. As viewed in Fig. 4, the anchor plate has the inwardly extending peripheral flange 14 and the pressed out lugs 15 which extend outwardly toward the observer, (Fig. 1) and are then bent laterally as at 16 so that the portion 16 is in spaced parallel relation with the rim 12.

After the anchor plate 12 has been suitably secured to the light support, the light is mounted upon the anchor plate by engaging the lugs 15 into the recesses 10 and 11 of the light rim. The bent portions 16 of the lugs 15 resiliently engage the rim 9 in the recesses 10 and 11 so that the light is held firmly to the anchor plate. Hence, it will be readily seen that in order to remove the light bulb socket and associated wires, it is merely necessary to slide the light 1 upwardly until the lugs 15 are disengaged from within the recesses 10 and 11.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a rear corner light, or the like, for a vehicle body having a recessed rim, of an anchor plate having a plurality of struck-out lugs and arranged to be secure-d to the vehicle body, the said lugs of the anchor plate being arranged to slidably engage the recessed rim to removably secure the light to the anchor plate.

2. The combination with a rear corner light, or the like, for a vehicle body having a rim with one or more recesses, of an anchor plate having one or more struck-out resilient lugs and arranged to be attached to the vehicle body, the said lugs of the anchor plate being arranged to yieldably engage the rim in the said recesses to removably secure the light to the anchor plate.

3. The combination with a rear corner light, or the like, for a vehicle body including a face plate, reflector, and a bulb socket mounted as a single unit, of an anchor plate arranged to be secured to the vehicle body, the said unitbeing arranged to slidably engage the said anchor plate to removably attach the said unit to the body.

A rear corner light, or the like, for a vehicle body comprising in combination of an integral stamped face plate, visor, and reflector.

5. A rear corner light, or the like, for a vehicle body comprising in combination of an integral stamped it'ace plate, visor, and reflector, and of inconspicuous means for securing the integral face plate, visor, and refiector to the vehicle body.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

WILLIAM SCHNELL. 

